Ironing board attachment



M. M. TYSOE IRONING BOARD ATTACHMENT A sept. 3, 1935.

Filed Aug. 9, '1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 r 4m n e w I ,/1 llorney 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 9, 1954 Inventor Attorney Patented Sept. 3,1935 UNITED STATE 3 Claims.

'I'he present invention relates to new and useful improvements inironing boards and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a permanently connected adjunct which willsupport the article being ironed in a manner to prevent the same fromcoming in contact with the floor.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide an adjunctof the aforementioned character for ironing boards which, when not inuse, may be conveniently folded in inoperative position over andrelatively to the board in a manner to occupy a minimum of space.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an ironing boardattachment of the character described which will be comparatively simplein construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use,compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in top plan of an adjunct constructed in accordancewith the present invention, showing the same in unfolded or operativeposition on an ironing board.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view, showing the invention in folded orinoperative position.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through the rack, showing thefront thereof folded and nested in the bottom.

Figure 6 is a detail view in rear elevation of one of the hinge jointsby which the hangers and angular brackets are connected.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pairof straight metallic hangers I which are connected in hinged manner at 2to plates 3 which are Secured beneath the ironing board 4. The hingejoint 2 is preferably of the type wherein a stop limits the openingmovement of the leaves, this to prevent the rack swinging too far on itsopening movement. Angular brackets 5 are connected by hinge joints 6 tothe free ends of the hangers I, as best seen in Figure 3 of thedrawings. The reference numeral 'l designates generally a rack carriedby the angular brackets 5.

The rack I comprises a bottom 3 shown as of substantially skeleton formwhich is secured on the brackets 5, said bottom 8 including anintermediate recess S (see Figure l) which accommodates the adjacentfoldable brace It of the iron- 5 ing board. Ihe bottom 8 of the rack las shown comprises a frame II in which slats I2 are mounted. The angularbrackets 5 extend beneath certain of the slats l2 in a manner to beconcealed from View thereby when the attachment is in operativeposition.

The rack 'I further includes a front I3, also as shown of substantiallyskeleton form, which is hinged, as at I Ll, to the bottom frame I I forfolding into said frame in a manner to rest in nested relation on theslats I2. The hinged front I3 includes a frame I5 in which slats I6 aremounted. A foldable brace Il, Figures 1 and 4, connects the front I3 tothe bottom 8 of the rack 1, Figures 1 and 4, said brace folding withinthe frame 8 when the front I 3 is swung downwardly into said frame.

It is believed that the manner of using the adjunct will be readilyapparent from a consideration of the drawings. When in unfolded oroperative position the rack 'I is, of course, sus pended beneath theironing board 4 through the medium of the hangers I and the angularbrackets 5, swinging movement of the rack toward unfolded position beinglimited by the stop tongues 6a of the joints as will be understood. Whenin unfolded or operative position, articles being ironed on the board Ilwill be caught in the rack 1, as is also believed to be readilyapparent. To fold the invention, the front I3 of the rack 'I is 3F swungdownwardly and nested in the bottom 8, after which said rack is swungupwardly over the ironing board to the position illustrated to advantagein Figure 4 of the drawings, the hangers I swinging on their joints 2and the angular o brackets 5 swinging on their hinge joints 6 to permitthis folding operation. When in inoperative or folded position, theadjunct will interfere in no way with the folding or unfolding of theusual supporting braces and legs of the ironing board lI.

It is believed that the many advantages of an attachment in accordancewith the present invention for ironing boards will be readilyunderstood, and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction and in the combination and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to which will fall Within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is: l. The combination of an ironing board, a rack foruse below and in spaced relation to the board and movable from thelatter position to a positionv in superimposed relation to the board andvice versa, and a permanent connection between the board and the rack,said connection being adjustable from a position wherein it hangs therack from the board to a position which lends itself to flatwisearrangement of the rack on the board and vice versa.

2. In combination, an ironing board, a rack for use below and spacedfrom the board and movable from said position to a position insuperimposed relation to the board and vice versa, and means interposedbetween and connecting the board and the rack and arranged in use tohang the rack from the board and also arranged to lend itself to saidshifting of the rack; said means comprising hangers hingedly connectedto the board and having a limited opening movement,

brackets connected to the rack and hingedly connected to said hangers,and stops for limiting swinging movement of the brackets relatively tothe hangers.

3. In combination, an ironing board, a rack for use below and spacedfrom the board and movable from said position to a position insuperimposed relation to the board and vice versa, and means interposedbetween and connecting the board and the rack and arranged in use tohang the rack from the board and also arranged to lend itself to saidshifting of the rack; said rack comprising a bottom having a cavity inits upper side, and a front hinged to the bottom and swingable into andout of said cavity, and said means comprising hangers hingedly connectedto the board and having a limited opening movement, brackets connectedto the rack and hingedly connected to said hangers, and stops forlimiting swinging movement of the brackets relatively to the 20

